Former Flamengo, Filipe Luís debuts for Monaco with victory in a friendly

The goals of the match were scored by the experienced Eric Dier and Alexandre Golovin, in the first half. In the second half, young German Paris Brunner scored another two and increased the Monegasque team's advantage. The last goal was scored by a Sain-Priest player, who scored against his own goal. The opponent also scored two goals in favor, taking advantage of the lack of interaction between Monaco's reserves.

"It was a good test. I think friendlies always show us the way forward, they serve as a guide to identify the specific points and the most important aspects. The priority is to correct what needs to be corrected, train more, without leaving aside the positive points observed today", said the Brazilian after the friendly.

Although he started with a positive result, Filipe Luís still does not have all the players in his squad. Jordan Teze, Ansu Mati, Minamino, Stanis Idumbo, Salisu and Vanderson continue to recover from injuries from last season. On the other hand, the coach praised Pogba's presence on the field.

"He follows the same program as the others, he has the same training as all the players. I hope he can reach the same level of physical conditioning. Because with the ball at his feet, we already know he is very good."

On July 25th, Monaco has a more challenging friendly: against Sporting Lisbon, at the José Alvalade Stadium, worth the 2026 Cinco Violinos Trophy. The official debut of the season will only take place on August 23rd, against Le Havre, in the first round of Ligue 1.

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